1) Inter… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands with the name Interference.
1) Interference is a band centred around Fergus O’Farrell (born on June 30, 1967, died on February 2nd, 2016 in Cork, Ireland). The central core worked as a live band to great acclaim in the 1990s. This led to an album where many great and famous extra members contributed. (see The Cast below) Fergus attracted collaboration. He lived for a time in The Winstanley Shoe Factory, hosting jam sessions with many of the Dublin bands of the time.
Relationships established then continue: Fergus co-wrote and guests with Maria Doyle Kennedy, Glen Hansard, and Liam O Maonlaoi. Many Interference songs were written with lyricist Malcolm McClancy. Gavin Harte worked with Ferg for years to realise the album. They enlisted “DanDan” FitzGerald to design a studio and to oversee the recording and production. Interference made their own album independently. Some of the production techniques were adopted by the current wave of artistes, who make their own albums, often in home studios. Indeed, even U2 borrowed the name, and a remarkably similar logo. Some of the Interference output is strangely prophetic.
http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/interference/biography.html
2) Interference was a short-lived band with Anne Demaranis, David Linton and Michael Brown.
Forming out of the musical insurgence that was the Noise Fest at White Columns Gallery in 1981; interference coalesced around three key figures of new york’s downtown scene: David Linton, Anne Demaranis and Micheal Brown. Demaranis had just parted ways with an early incarnation of Sonic Youth and co-curated the NoiseFest with Thurston Moore. Linton had headed to nyc a few years earlier with then school/band mate Lee Renaldo, eventually hooking up with Rhys Chatham for a three year stretch. brown, then a twenty six year old phd candidate at nyu, had recently broke rank with Rhys Chatham and drafted a wholly unconventional percussive approach to the fender bass.
From their inception through their eventual fragmentation 30 months later, interference charted their course across the stages available to them: CBGBs, the Mudd Club, the Kitchen, etc., ultimately swelling to a quartet with the addition of fellow Rhys Chatham veteran Joe Dizney. in 1982 they recorded an album at Radio City, engineered by Don Hunerberg (Blondie, Kiss, the Ramones, Sonic Youth, Live Skull) and with guest appearances by Elliot Sharp and Sue Hanel (the Swans). originally slated for release on Josh Baer and Glenn Branca’s legendary Neutral Records, the record has remained unreleased, aside from a scant number of self-released cassettes.
After the bands demise, Linton remained entrenched in the New York underground art and music scene, through involvement with the Kitchen, the Wooster Group, and Soundlab, which lead him to the early 21st century downtown electronic scene. it was from here that David recruited the remixers which make up the forward thinking companion lp of the 2010 release: David Last, Doily and Criterion (Broklyn Beats), Binsang aka Toshio Kajiwara (phenomena), QPE (agriculture) and the 8-bit gameboy tag team of Bubblyfish & Glomag.
This album, a quarter century old and born out of New York’s early eighties downtown music scene, still resonates with undiminished invention, and its merits are far beyond that of a musical artifact. With that the social registry is pleased to present the music of Interference in its entirety for the first time. The deluxe double lp set includes both the original unissued lp, painstakingly remastered from the original master tapes, and couples it with an additional remix lp.
Breaking Out
Interference Lyrics
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The windows kiss a black night sky
You ask me who am I
And I make a sad reply
Then you told me of your friend
Who found his brother headless
With a shotgun still smoking in his arms
So slowly as I die
You can look into my eyes
And see the cold March sky
Breaking out
Breaking out
I'm reaching out
And kicking down
Cars roll by with their window's closed
This city stands and watches them pass
Like a whore waiting for them to stop and ask
How much for a fuck without the mask
So slowly as I die
You can look into my eyes
And see the cold March sky
Breaking out
Breaking out
I'm reaching out
And kicking down
There is a corridor of paintings
Where every face is framed
I have taken you to walk there
You know communion's found in shame
Together as we ly
The windows kiss a black night sky
You ask me who am I
And I make a sad reply
I'm breaking out
Breaking out
I'm reaching out
And kicking down
The lyrics of Interference's "Breaking Out" tell a haunting story of two people lying together in the dead of night, discussing their lives and experiences. The first verse introduces the singer's sadness and reluctance to reveal their identity. The second verse describes a gruesome tragedy involving the friend of the other person lying there. And in the chorus, the singer vows to break out of something, though it's not entirely clear what.
The third verse switches the scene to a busy city street, where the singer describes the activity of cars passing by and the sense of isolation felt by the city's inhabitants. The chorus repeats, with the singer's vow becoming more urgent.
The final verse takes the two people to a corridor of paintings, where the singer suggests they've found something spiritual in their shared sense of shame. The lyrics close with the chorus repeated one last time, as the singer reaches out and kicks down whatever is holding them back.
"Breaking Out" is a powerful song that feels both deeply personal and universal. Its imagery is evocative and memorable, painting a sense of loneliness and desperation with vivid strokes.
Line by Line Meaning
Together as we ly
We are lying together, side by side.
The windows kiss a black night sky
The windows are touching the dark sky outside.
You ask me who am I
You question my identity.
And I make a sad reply
I respond with a sorrowful answer.
Then you told me of your friend
You shared a story about your acquaintance.
Who found his brother headless
The friend discovered a beheaded body of his sibling.
With a shotgun still smoking in his arms
The weapon that was used to kill his brother was still emitting smoke and in his possession.
His mother never thought he'd come to any harm
The mother did not anticipate any harm befalling her son.
So slowly as I die
As I am dying gradually.
You can look into my eyes
You have the ability to look in my eyes.
And see the cold March sky
You will see a bleak sky in March.
Breaking out
Escaping or becoming free.
Breaking out
Getting away or breaking out of confinement.
I'm reaching out
I am extending my hand or seeking help.
And kicking down
Fighting to break free or to resist.
Cars roll by with their window's closed
Cars pass with their windows shut.
This city stands and watches them pass
The city observes the cars driving by.
Like a whore waiting for them to stop and ask
The city appears almost desperate and eager for drivers to stop and engage with it.
How much for a fuck without the mask
The city seems to be offering something of questionable value or morality.
There is a corridor of paintings
There is a hallway filled with artwork.
Where every face is framed
Each portrait is contained within a frame.
I have taken you to walk there
I have brought you to walk through that hallway.
You know communion's found in shame
There is a sense of connection to be found in shared humiliation or disgrace.
I'm breaking out
I am freeing myself or fighting to escape.
Breaking out
Becoming free and breaking away from confinements.
I'm reaching out
I am asking for help or making an effort to connect.
And kicking down
Rebelling or fighting against the system.
Contributed by Camden P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Premeditated Plagiarists LTD
Just unbelievable talent really. But the version of this done years later with Hansard will always be my favourite. Legend Fergus...
Pat75
Fergus, an incredible man, a Wonderfull musicien and singer, such a voice! you're now in a better place my dear friend!